Within this issue you will discover the following topics: 1) This is the 40th Anniversary issue & very thick 2) Future Corvette & building the Indy Vette 3) An update on the latest news in the auto world 4) Testing the Jaguar XJ6 5) Auto art from 1947 to '87 6) A history of Road & Track 7) Historic race pictures from the past 40 years 8) The first days of R&T 9) A study of the physical demands on a race driver 10) Testing the Buick GSX 11) Checking out the new Vette convertible 12) Meet Jim Whiddon & his toys 13) When Indy cars invaded Grand Prix at Monza 14) Testing the VW GTI 16V 15) Phil Garner's wild Nauti-Mobile 16) Testing the Merkur Scorpio 17) Returning to 1948 with Lou Moore's FWD Indy car 'Blue Crown Special' 18) An update from the racing world Plus many more automobile features.